sesamoid
n. தசைப்பற்றெழும்பு, (பெ.) எள்விதை வடிவமுள்ள, கணுப்போன்ற.
Ses"a*moid, a. Etym: [Gr. sésamoïde.] 1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame. 2. (Anat.) Defn: Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal. Sesamoid bones, Sesamoid cartilages (Anat.), small bones or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform in man. Ses"a*moid, n. (Anat.) Defn: A sesamoid bone or cartilage.